life of the flesh is in the blood

Atonement

High Priest Offering Sacrifice of a Goat

Leviticus 17:11 (KJV) For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

 

Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

 

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A Ransom for Many

Brooklyn Museum - The Raising of the Cross (L'élévation de la Croix) - James Tissot

Leviticus 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

 

Matthew 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

 

Mark 10:45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

 

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